overheat

Word family  noun heat heater heating adjective heated ≠ unheated verb heat overheat adverb heatedly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·ver·heat /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  1  HOTto become too hot, or to make something too hot 变得过热；使…太热 I think the engine’s overheating again. 我想引擎又过热了。 Try not to overheat the sauce. 注意别把调味汁热过头了。2. if a country’s economy overheats, or if something overheats it, it grows too fast and this leads to increases in prices, salaries, interest rates etc (使)〔国家经济〕发展过热，(使)发展过快〔导致物价、工资、利率等飞涨〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

overheat• The biggest danger for any stranded cetacean is overheating.• The entire operation will use remote devices in the boron-rich water that keeps the reactor fuel from overheating.• The oven had an open front to avoid overheating.• If the fan doesn't work, the engine could overheat.• Sea breezes kept us from overheating and at the end of the day we chugged into Mombassa harbour.• Stock and bond investors have been wary for months that the economy would overheat and prompt the Fed to tighten.• The engine started overheating and steam poured out of the front of the car.• The cooling system broke down, the nuclear reactor overheated, and the plant had to be evacuated.• Critics say the economy overheated because of the recent tax cuts.• If the wiring were overheating, it could have caused oxygen-generating canisters in the cargo hold to explode, he said.• Last year, a limited number of PowerBooks were recalled because of an overheating problem.• Again, it's vital not to overheat the liquid because it will curdle as well as lose its taste.From Longman Business Dictionaryoverheato‧ver‧heat /ˌəʊvəˈhiːtˌoʊvər-/ verb [intransitive, transitive]ECONOMICS if an economy overheats, demand rises too fast, causing prices and imports to rise, a situation that governments may try to correct by raising taxes and interest ratesLifting economies out of recession is easy compared with deciding when to re-apply the brakes so the economy does not overheat later.Germany overheated its economy as it poured money into rebuilding the East. —overheating noun [uncountable]Economic growth is modest, with little fear of overheating.→ See Verb table

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overheat
o‧ver‧heat /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [intransitive and transitive]1. to become too hot, or to make something too hot:
    I think the engine’s overheating again.
    Try not to overheat the sauce.
2. if a country’s economy overheats, or if something overheats it, it grows too fast and this leads to increases in prices, salaries, interest rates etc

over·heatBrE /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈhiːt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they overheat BrE /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈhiːt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it overheats BrE /ˌəʊvəˈhiːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈhiːts/ 🔊past simple overheated BrE /ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈhiːtɪd/ 🔊past participle overheated BrE /ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈhiːtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form overheating BrE /ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈhiːtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to become or to make sth become too hot 变得过热；使过热◆The engine is overheating. 发动机过热了。🔊🔊◆~ sth It's vital not to overheat the liquid. 最关键的是不要让液体过热。🔊🔊 [intransitive] (of a country's economy 国家经济) to be too active, with rising prices 发展过热，过于活跃（以致物价高涨）▸ over·heat·ing BrE /ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈhiːtɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]